Ab Belt In Stores Posted By: Casey Gray
Ab belts have become a sensation among consumers who shop online and via infomercials as TV advertisements and websites are currently the most popular way to sell ab belts to the public. For those of you who prefer to have a product in hand upon purchase you may be able to find an ab belt in stores. Ab belts in general are designed to tone abdominal muscles with electrical pulses which are mild enough to not cause discomfort but strong enough to contract muscles, replicating exercise. This means you can put on an ab belt and work your abs and obliques while going about your day. A discreet enough ab belt can even be worn under clothing for use while working, shopping, or running errands.
The only ab belt in stores at this time are the SlenderTone and The Contour. SlenderTone belts come with varying levels of features. The Flex Go Abdominal Toner has two preset programs and a fixed battery pack while the Flex Pro has five additional toning programs. The SlenderTone System Muscle Toner uses a rechargeable power pack.Ab Belt in Stores
Moon Truth
Graham is right, all of this diagnosing GERD and hemorrhoids as a product of drawing in the abdomen and compressing the viscera is superstitious. There is no link between the two. And I would add that if you are doing it with a lot of force on the anus, you run a higher risk of shitting your pants.
questions:
1. If it is the physical comperssion of the abdominal cavity that causes the things you are talking about, what difference does it make if you are consiously causing it or not?
2. Sparring is demostrably more dangerous than any type of breathing on many levels such as muscluoskeletal injury, nerve damge due to repettitive trauma, risk of heart attack and stroke from over exertion, and traumatic brain injury. Do you advocate sparring?
Mo brings up the very consice point that the compression of the abdomen is the primary way the body stabilizes it's self. The National Academy of Sports Medicine has as it's preferred method of abdominal recruitment the drawing in and up of the navel. this is precisely what reverse breathing does and is most likely the reason for it's invention and use in the martial arts.
This study is particular to the drawing in of the abdomen and it's benefits:
The Relation Between the Transversus Abdominis Muscles, Sacroiliac Joint Mechanics, and Low Back Pain.
Exercise Physiology and Physical Exam
Spine. 27(4):399-405, February 15, 2002.
Richardson, Carolyn A. PhD *; Snijders, Chris J. PhD +; Hides, Julie A. PhD ++; Damen, Leonie MSc +[S]; Pas, Martijn S. MSc +; Storm, Joop BSc +
Abstract:
Study Design. Two abdominal muscle patterns were tested in the same group of individuals, and their effects were compared in relation to sacroiliac joint laxity. One pattern was contraction of the transversus abdominis, independently of the other abdominals; the other was a bracing action that used all the lateral abdominal muscles.
Objectives. To demonstrate the biomechanical effect of the exercise for the transversus abdominis known to be effective in low back pain.
Summary of Background Data. Drawing in the abdominal wall is a specific exercise for the transversus abdominis muscle (in cocontraction with the multifidus), which is used in the treatment of back pain. Clinical effectiveness has been demonstrated to be a reduction of 3-year recurrence from 75% to 35%. To the authors' best knowledge, there is not yet in vivo proof of the biomechanical effect of this specific exercise. This study of a biomechanical model on the mechanics of the sacroiliac joint, however, predicted a significant effect of transversus abdominis muscle force.
Methods. Thirteen healthy individuals who could perform the test patterns were included. Sacroiliac joint laxity values were recorded with study participants in the prone position during the two abdominal muscle patterns. The values were recorded by means of Doppler imaging of vibrations. Simultaneous electromyographic recordings and ultrasound imaging were used to verify the two muscle patterns.
Results. The range of sacroiliac joint laxity values observed in this study was comparable with levels found in earlier studies of healthy individuals. These values decreased significantly in all individuals during both muscle patterns (P
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